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How to Apply for Public Health Systems Change Lead

at Gambling Harm Uk

🏢 About Gambling Harm Uk

Gambling Harm UK is a unique organization focused specifically on addressing gambling-related harms through public health approaches, rather than just treatment services. Working here offers the opportunity to be at the forefront of a growing public health movement addressing a significant but often overlooked health inequality. The organization's remote, part-time structure provides flexibility while tackling meaningful systemic change.

About This Role

As Public Health Systems Change Lead, you'll be the bridge between national guidance and local implementation, specifically driving adoption of NICE gambling harm guidance across Integrated Care Boards and NHS providers. This role directly impacts how healthcare systems identify and prevent gambling harm through strategic relationship-building and cross-sector partnership development. Your work will strengthen prevention pathways and workforce capacity in a specialized area of public health.

💡 A Day in the Life

A typical day might involve virtual meetings with ICB public health leads to discuss gambling harm integration into their prevention strategies, followed by developing resources to support primary care teams in early identification. You could spend the afternoon collaborating with voluntary sector partners on joint workforce development initiatives and preparing briefing papers on implementation barriers for different system stakeholders.

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🎯 Who Gambling Harm Uk Is Looking For

  • Has 2+ years experience specifically within NHS commissioning structures, Integrated Care Systems, or local authority public health teams
  • Demonstrates concrete examples of implementing NICE guidance or similar evidence-based frameworks within healthcare settings
  • Possesses established professional networks across at least two of: ICBs, primary care, NHS providers, or local authority public health
  • Shows understanding of both clinical pathways for gambling harm AND population-level prevention approaches

📝 Tips for Applying to Gambling Harm Uk

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Quantify your system change experience: Instead of 'worked on partnerships,' specify 'facilitated collaboration between 3 ICBs and 12 voluntary sector organizations to implement...'

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Reference specific NICE guidance: Mention NG 226 (harmful gambling) or PH 27 (preventing harmful gambling) to show technical knowledge

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Highlight remote collaboration skills: Describe how you've built relationships and driven change virtually, as this is a remote role

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Connect your experience to gambling specifically: Even if your background is in other public health areas, explain how those skills transfer to gambling harm prevention

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Address the part-time nature: Explain how you'll manage strategic relationship-building and project momentum in a part-time capacity

✉️ What to Emphasize in Your Cover Letter

['Your direct experience with NHS commissioning structures or Integrated Care Systems', 'Specific examples of implementing evidence-based guidance (like NICE) in practice', "How you've built cross-sector partnerships that lasted beyond initial projects", 'Your understanding of both individual-level interventions AND population-level prevention for complex health issues']

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🔍 Research Before Applying

To stand out, make sure you've researched:

  • → Gambling Harm UK's specific publications and position papers on public health approaches to gambling
  • → Current gambling-related initiatives within Integrated Care Systems (check specific ICB websites)
  • → The All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gambling Harm reports and recommendations
  • → Recent NHS England guidance or initiatives related to gambling harm prevention

💬 Prepare for These Interview Topics

Based on this role, you may be asked about:

1 Walk us through how you would approach implementing NICE gambling guidance in a resistant ICB
2 Describe a time you had to navigate different organizational cultures (e.g., NHS vs. voluntary sector) to achieve system change
3 How would you measure the impact of your work in this role, given the complexity of system change?
4 What challenges do you foresee in building prevention pathways for gambling harm specifically?
5 How would you approach workforce development for gambling harm in primary care settings?
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⚠️ Common Mistakes to Avoid

  • Focusing only on clinical treatment experience without showing understanding of population-level prevention
  • Using generic partnership language without specific examples from health/social care systems
  • Applying with a generic public health background without making explicit connections to gambling harm specifically

📅 Application Timeline

This position is open until filled. However, we recommend applying as soon as possible as roles at mission-driven organizations tend to fill quickly.

Typical hiring timeline:

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Application Review

1-2 weeks

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Initial Screening

Phone call or written assessment

3

Interviews

1-2 rounds, usually virtual

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